Management Skills for Non-Supervisory Employees
Duration: 2 days
Target Audience: GS/GG 04-08/NH-02/equivalent
Capacity: 25
CLPs: 16
Course Description
Federal employees who aspire to become managers and supervisors may not have received the leadership training necessary to prepare them for a promotion. It is important to groom high-potential employees for positions of leadership by training them early. To facilitate good succession planning, this course helps future managers and supervisors gain the skills they will need for effective decision-making, communication, delegation, and leadership behaviors.
Course Learning Objectives
- Distinguish between the roles and responsibilities of leaders and managers, with an emphasis on understanding these differences in the context of non-supervisory positions.
- Identify key skills, techniques, and behaviors that characterize effective leaders, applying
these concepts to scenarios relevant to aspiring leaders.
- Practice and enhance decision-making skills, focusing on making faster and smarter decisions
suitable for early leadership roles.
- Develop and demonstrate effective communication strategies tailored for interactions with peers and higher-level leadership.
- Describe the principles of delegation, and its importance and techniques in a non-supervisory
leadership context.
- Discuss and analyze real-world situations that present opportunities for demonstrating
leadership without a formal title, emphasizing how to capitalize on these opportunities.
Registration
For dates and registration, please visit the DATMS website.
